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Suggest a better descriptionThis is a simple, inexpensive, and absolutely unbelievably effective and authentic way to make real North Carolina pulled pork barbeque. All you need is a cheap Brinkmann or like model vertical water smoker (about $30US), a shovel, and some free time. Take the water smoker, remove the legs, and sit it on the ground. Take your shovel, mark out a hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the smoker barrel, and dig a hole about 18 inches deep. Dig another, larger, hole nearby, or use a burn barrel--this will be your pre-burn pit. Get some oak and/or hickory wood and some kindling. Get a fire going in your pre-burn pit. Take the pork butts (or shoulders, or a whole shoulder if youre lucky enough to get one) and generously salt the exterior. Take the barrel of the cheap water smoker and set the grill on the lower setting, about halfway down the barrel (this would be where the water pan would go normally). When you have some good coals in your pre-burn pit, shovel them into the smaller hole, put the barrel of the water smoker over the hole (without the lid, of course--you wont be needing the lid), put the pork roasts on the grill fat side up, and grab a beer or some sweet tea. Add some more logs to the pre-burn pit. Relax. About every 30-45 minutes, replenish the coals under the pork (you can just lift the smoker off the top of the hole, add coals, and put the smoker back over the hole when youre done). Add some larger chunks of coals if you want a smokier flavor (no worries about creosote, cause this is basically an open pit). After six hours, lift the smoker off the hole, churn up the coals real good, and flip the pork roasts so that the fat side is down. Put the smoker back over the coals, churning as necessary for about 30 minutes to prevent flame-ups as the fat drips on the coals. Continue replenishing coals at 30-45 minute intervals for an additonal 3 hours, then bring the pork in, pull (or chop) it, discarding the *inside* fat (you want to use a good portion of the outside fat for flavor), and sauce it according to the directions below. FOR THE SAUCE: Mix ingredients together, let stand about 4 hours before using. When using as a finishing sauce, add to pulled pork along with 1 tablespoon of salt dissolved in about 2 cups of warm tap water. Quantities are for about 3 pounds of pulled pork barbeque. Simple, really, but oh is it good! Recipe by: Tom Solomon Posted to bbq-digest by on
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Serving Size: 1 Serving (1330g) | ||
Recipe Makes: 1 | ||
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Calories: 1303 | ||
Calories from Fat: 642 (49%) | ||
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Amt Per Serving | % DV | |
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Total Fat 71.3g | 95 % | |
Saturated Fat 25.1g | 125 % | |
Monounsaturated Fat 30g | ||
Polyunsanturated Fat 9.3g | ||
Cholesterol 357.1mg | 110 % | |
Sodium 4035.9mg | 139 % | |
Potassium 2320mg | 61 % | |
Total Carbohydrate 32.9g | 10 % | |
Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1 % | |
Sugars, other 32.7g | ||
Protein 100.5g | 144 % | |
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Calories per serving: 1303
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